Guardrail installed at Cranberry Lake to keep cars out of water

wo days after a woman accidentally drove into Cranberry Lake off Kenowa Avenue, Ottawa County road workers installed a guardrail.

The barrier, on the north side of the 106-acre lake that straddles the border of Ottawa and Kent counties, is part of more than $14,000 in improvements the Ottawa County Road Commission approved earlier this year for both sides of the lake.

On Saturday, 19-year-old Mari Lyn Cory, of Ravenna, accidentally drove her car into the lake. She and two other teenagers escaped, but two other drivers have drowned in the lake in recent years.

Other improvements to Kenowa Avenue include construction of a traffic island on the south side of the lake and improved signs on both sides of the lake.The changes should be completed in two weeks, Road Commission Managing Director Kent Rubley said.